SB2011090606 - Input validation error in Samba
Published: September 6, 2011 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011090606
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2724)
The vulnerability allows local users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/3827
- http://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git;a=commit;h=1e7a32924b22d1f786b6f490ce8590656f578f91
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/29/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45798
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:148
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1220.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1221.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025984
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726691